Vol 61 No 25 | NIGERIA Unbalancing the books 17th December 2020 Promises of grand economic growth have been torpedoed by the Covid-19 pandemic and crashing oil prices This time last year President Muhammadu Buhari and his numerous economic policymakers were optimistic that 2020 could see growth acceleration, job creation, significant infrastructure investments and progress on...
Vol 40 No 4 | NIGERIA The General's election 19th February 1999 Twenty years after he left power, Gen. Obasanjo looks set to return, this time with an electoral mandate General Olusegun Obasanjo, Nigeria’s first military officer to hand power to an elected government, looks set - 20 years later - to become the first officer to win...
Vol 60 No 23 | NIGERIA Oil majors tax threat 21st November 2019 The Nigerian government plans to raise an extra US$1 billion next year in royalties from the oil majors as it struggles to fund a record budget and curb...
Vol 53 No 22 | NIGERIA Shell and the Delta litigations 2nd November 2012 The next hearing of the case of the 11,000 people of Bodo versus the Anglo-Dutch oil company Shell in the High Court is scheduled for 5 November, when...
Vol 56 No 8 | NIGERIA 'No condition is permanent' 17th April 2015 The credibility of the election and transition breaks the political mould and opens up the possibility of radical change One of President Goodluck Jonathan's campaign advisors had it all figured out a few weeks before the presidential election on 28 March. 'Nigerian elections are all about regional... READ FOR FREE